Human remains discovered in Rockdale in 1997 have now been identified as those of an Aurora woman, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.
After an investigation conducted by the Will County Coroner’s Cold Case Division, the Will County Sheriff’s Office and private forensic laboratory Othram Inc., the remains have been identified as those of Marie R. O’Brien of Aurora. The cause of her death remains undetermined, according to a Facebook post from the coroner’s office Friday.
In 1995 the basement area was excavated and the debris removed to Rockdale. It was in that debris that the bones were found, officials said. In 2021 the Will County Coroner’s Office partnered with Othram Inc. of Texas on the case, officials said. Othram’s lab was able to develop a DNA profile and their genealogists narrowed down family leads to a few people.
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